Africa No Filter
Summit 2023
What happens when you bring together a community of more than 100 storytellers, artists and funders who are passionate about shifting stereotypical narratives of Africa? The Africa No Filter is coming to Nairobi on 8 – 10 November.
The Africa No Filter Summit is a celebration of the diverse and dynamic stories that are reshaping African narratives beyond stereotypes of poverty, corruption, poor leadership, disease, and conflict.
The event will bring together our community of storytellers, funders, partners as well as arts, culture and media organizations to celebrate the continent’s creativity and innovations.
It will feature performances, panel discussions, one-on-one conversations, and pitching sessions that put storytellers in front of creative experts. At the Creative Cafe, storytellers will have inspiring conversations aimed at boosting the business of their creativity.
Quiz Night
The Africa No Filter Summit 2023 opened 8 November 2023, at the Nairobi Street Kitchen. Creatives put their knowledge of the African continent to the test at a surprise quiz with topics ranging from geography to history, politics, and pop culture. Hosting this unforgettable evening was none other than Natasha Kimani, the Head of Partnerships and Research at Africa No Filter. Aside from the quiz night over cocktails, storytellers had an amazing networking session.
ANF Summit – Day 1
Bao Box in Nairobi, Kenya hosted more than 120 of Africa No Filter’s partners, funders, narrative champions and narrative changemakers from across Africa and the Diaspora. The first day of the event, held on the 9th of November, started with a dance performance, and featured panel discussions that unpacked various aspects of narratives and the important conversation on how we represent Africa better on a global and local scale; one story at a time.
ANF Summit – Day 2
The second day of the event, held on the 10th of November at Bao Box, included poetry performances, storytelling, and panel discussions that covered travelling in the continent and monetizing alternative stories. The highlight was creative workshops in grant writing, publishing, film commissioning, and fundraising for creatives.
